Mold for forming golf-tees.



Patent Doc. 2, I902.

'0. A. HOLBBOOK. HOLD FDR FORMING GOLF TEES.

(Application 810d In. l, 1908 m: ncmms mans w. mmqg'mbv WASHINGTON, u, c.

(Io Model.)

WITNESSES:

. UNlTED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

OLIN A. I-IOLBROOK, OF QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS.

MOLD FOR FORMING GOLF-TEES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 714,906, dated December 2, 1902.

Application filed March 1,1902. Serial No. 96,228. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIN A. HOLBROOK, of Quincy, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Molds for Forming Golf-Tees, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to molds for the use of golf-players in forming tees by forcing the loose material from which the tee is formed into a mold and then ejecting the same instead of forming the tee by molding the material between the fingers, as is the common custom.

Heretofore it has been proposed to use a mold for forming a golf-tee, the mold having an ejecting device to eject the molded tee and deposit it upon the ground; but the construction of r the mold heretofore proposed has been such that the use of both hands is required in the operation of placing the tee in position for use, one hand being required to hold the mold and the other hand to operate the ejector.

My invention has for its object to provide a mold of this character adapted to be more conveniently manipulated and operated than heretofore and by the use of one hand only, the mold of my invention being formed so that it can be conveniently grasped between the first and second fingers, and thus held with the ejecting device in position to be operated by a movement of the thumb toward the first and second fingers.

The invention consists in the improvements which I will now proceed to describe and claim} Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved tee mold or former held between the first and second fingers of the operators hand. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section of the mold with the formed tee contained in the mold-cavity. Fig. 3 represents a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the tee ejected and deposited upon the teeing ground.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures.

My improved tee-forming appliance comprises a body having a mold portion 2, the cavity of which is formed to mold a tee 4 of suitable shape, and a slender tubular shank or handle 3, projecting from the closed end of the mold portion and formed to be conveniently grasped between the first and second fingers of the operators hand, as indicated in Fig. 1, the external surface of the shank 3 being preferably cylindrical and provided with an enlargement 5 at its upper end to prevent the shank from slipping downwardly between the fingers.

6 represents an ejector which is formed to occupy the upper or closed end of the mold portion 2, as indicated in Fig. 2, its under side being preferably convex, so that it forms a concave seat 7 in the top portion of the tee. To the ejector is attached a stem 8, extendin g through the aperture'in the tubular shank 3 and provided at its outer end with a head or thumb piece 9, which is normally held above the upper end of the shank 3 by means of a spring 10, located in a chamber 12, formed in the shank 3. It will be seen that when the shank 3 is held between the fingers, as shown in Fig. 1, the thumb-piece 9 is in convenient position to be depressed by a movement of the thumb toward the fingers holding the shank. The operator, therefore, after packing the tee material in the mold-cavity can conveniently deposit the tee upon the teeing ground by bending his body sidewise sufficiently to depress the hand holding the mold and then depressing the ejector by a slight movement of the thumb.

It will be seen that the described provision, whereby the operator is enabled to hold the mold and operate the ejector by two fingers and the thumb of one hand, makes the operation of depositing the tee much more convenient than would be the case if the mold were constructed, as heretofore, in such manner as to require the use of one hand to hold the mold and of the other hand to depress the ejector. It will also be seen that since only two fingers are required to hold the mold the remaining two fingers may be used to hold a golf-b21114 against the palm of the hand, as indicated in Fig. 1.

The spring-receiving chamber 12 is formed by enlarging the orifice extending through the shank 3. The upper portion of the ejector-stem 8 is correspondingly enlarged, so as to fit snugly in the outer portion of the cham- ICO ber 12, and thus prevent the entrance of sand and dirt into said chamber, the spring being thus kept free and in good working condition. The ejector 6 is preferably provided with a screw-threaded orifice and the lower end portion of the stem 8 with a corresponding screw -thread, so that the ejector and thread may be connected and disconnected by rotating the stem.

The mold portion 2 has an enlarged mouth or open end and an inner wall or mold-surface, which at its outer portion, or the portion adjoining the open end of the mold, (indicated by the numeral 16,) is substantially at right angles with the plane of the mouth of the mold. This formation enables the tee material to be more firmly engaged with the wall of the mold than would be possible if the wall had a uniform inclination or taper. To increase the hold of the wall of the mold on the tee, I contract the inner wall of the mold to form a shoulder 15, Fig. 3, which is substantially parallel with the mouth of the mold. The mold surface 17 immediately above and adjoining said shoulderis substantially at right angles with the plane of theshoulder, so that it assists in holding the tee within the mold.

I find that the tee formed by my improved mold is so firm and compact that after being deposited on the teeing ground it can be moved about in case a change of location is desired.

I claim- 1. A tee-forming appliance comprising a bodyhaving a mold portion and a slender tubular shank or handle projecting from the closed end or top of the mold portion, said shank being formed to be grasped between two fingers and havingan enlargement at its upper end to prevent it from slipping downwardly between the fingers, and an ejector located in said cavity and having a stem extending through said shank and movable longitudinally therein, said stein having a thumb-piece at its outer end.

2. A tee-forming appliance comprising a body having a mold-cavity and a slender tubular shank or handle projecting from the closed end of the mold-cavity, the opening in said shank being enlarged at its outer portion to form a spring-chamber, an ejector located in said cavity and having a stem extending through said shank, said stem having an enlargement closely fitting the said spring-chamber, and a spring located in said chamber and bearing on said enlargement and on the bottom of the chamber, the enlargement of the stem preventing access of dirt to the spring-chamber.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

OLIN A. HOLBROOK.

Witnesses:

O. F. BROWN, A. D. HARRISON. 

